The Wild Circle

The Wild Circle Spaces for ritual, reflection and connection. Women's circles in Gloucestershire and online. That beauty is access to joy.

I believe in beautiful spaces for women to come together in safety and solidarity, to find sanctuary and soulful connection as often as they need it. I trained in circle facilitation with Sister Stories, and believe in their mission - that ‘going to circle’ should become as commonplace for women as going to yoga. I believe in the importance of slowing down and connecting with yourself and your com

munity of sisters. I believe we need ritual in our lives, something that signals to our minds and bodies that it is time to stop, to reflect, to be curious and open. I believe we all deserve the chance to spend time in the presence of beauty. That we all deserve to make time for joy. I believe in being inspired by the words and stories of others, that all women, all over the world, all have a story to share and something to teach us.

The grief of an ending. Walking into church for a Leavers' Service this morning - lump in my throat, heaviness in my hea...
17/07/2025

The grief of an ending. Walking into church for a Leavers' Service this morning - lump in my throat, heaviness in my heart. Three children leaving a school tomorrow that they have loved so much and which has been in all our lives for over a decade. At times a very turbulent decade. This is a change that will be good for us all. I know this. But it doesn't mean the ending isn't hard, that closing this chapter doesn't feel sad. It doesn't make it wrong. But it doesn't make it easier either. This is of course, a relatively small grief, amidst all the shattering, enormous, raw griefs of the world. And perhaps, there's gratitude for that too. It's a privelege to be able to have a choice to make, and something to grieve. It's a privelege to be able to give space to a small, tender ending and let it move through us all. It's a privelege to hold my daughter as her face crumples at the realisation that she is going to miss her teacher so very, very much. A privelege to be able to honour that journey for her. That ending for her. To have the time and space and safety to be there for her. And so, this grief is a gift - and in this moment I'm holding that thought close.

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Circle tonight - couple of spaces left. A slowing down amidst the gathering of the season into the height of summer. I d...
15/07/2025

Circle tonight - couple of spaces left. A slowing down amidst the gathering of the season into the height of summer. I don't know about anyone else, but things feel like they're galloping at an increasing pace around me, and I am relishing the opportunity to stop, take a sacred pause, reflect, recalibrate, return to softness. Circle starts 7:30pm, at my home near Cirencester, book your space at the link in my bio

It's a week until our next woodland circle - complete with dancing, hammock lazing, hot soup around the fire and plenty ...
05/07/2025

It's a week until our next woodland circle - complete with dancing, hammock lazing, hot soup around the fire and plenty of time to wander in the shade of the trees. We start at 12pm and finish at 6pm and it's looking to be a beautiful slow, nourishing and nurturing day of summer sun. Spaces cost £68 and include all food, drinks and snacks - the link to book is in my bio

Last chance to join us to celebrate the Summer Solstice in the woods tomorrow - a relaxed, welcoming, slow, gentle coupl...
19/06/2025

Last chance to join us to celebrate the Summer Solstice in the woods tomorrow - a relaxed, welcoming, slow, gentle couple of hours pottering amongst the trees, sharing stories and cups of tea, feeling the woodland canopy shading us from the sun and the sense of reconnecting with what matters.

Book your space at the link in my bio

Gather in the woods for the Summer Solstice. Be shaded by a canopy of leaves, the morning light through the trees, groun...
17/06/2025

Gather in the woods for the Summer Solstice. Be shaded by a canopy of leaves, the morning light through the trees, ground into nature ahead of this threshold of the season. Few spaces left - book here:

https://www.thewildcircle.space/shop/p/woodland-circles

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One space left.... Is the little loving nudge you needed to come to circle tonight? It's going to be so warm, so summery...
17/06/2025

One space left.... Is the little loving nudge you needed to come to circle tonight? It's going to be so warm, so summery - and so we'll gather in the garden, listening to the birds, landing in softness and comfort for 90 minutes. Space to share and reflect, grounding, music, poems, wisdom of women, silence, surrender. All the things we need

Book your space at the link in my bio

What would it be like to land in Monday with time to gather your thoughts, space to reflect on the week that went before...
12/05/2025

What would it be like to land in Monday with time to gather your thoughts, space to reflect on the week that went before and what is ahead?

What would it be like to start the week feeling grounded, open, centred, connected?

What would it be like to share whatever is rising in your heart right now, in a space of bravery, compassion and safety?

Start your week differently - circle in the woods, 10am - 12pm, Monday 19 May.

Just a few spaces left, I’d love you to join us… https://www.thewildcircle.space/shop/p/woodland-circles

Do you want to start your day with intention, joy and tenderness? My woodland circles are such a gorgeous way to welcome...
10/04/2025

Do you want to start your day with intention, joy and tenderness? My woodland circles are such a gorgeous way to welcome the morning in a beautiful, wild setting, with other women - accompanied by the sounds of the birds, a crackling log fire and a cup of hot tea. The next session is 23 April and there are still a couple spaces left. Head to the link in my bio to book

Created myself a sunny sanctuary in the garden, and it's become my morning reset space. And it's just everything. Once t...
04/04/2025

Created myself a sunny sanctuary in the garden, and it's become my morning reset space. And it's just everything. Once the children are at school, I make a coffee, and pad outside in my bare feet. The birds are glorious at this time of the morning, the stones are cool on my soles, there's still a crispness to the air, and everything smells fresh and alive. It's not quiet. Aside from the birds, there is the odd car going past, people chatting, a dog barking, horses hooves clip clopping, cyclists yelling (why the yelling??!) at each other as they peddle by, the cat mews, the phone buzzes, the washing machine whirrs. This is what life is. It's not perfect. We are not perfect. But we find a nugget of peace amidst everything and hold onto it. And that's enough.

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So much silence in circle last night. I used to think that meant I wasn't doing my job properly. Now I realise it means ...
26/03/2025

So much silence in circle last night. I used to think that meant I wasn't doing my job properly. Now I realise it means that I am. Silence has always been such an edge for me. I would fill a silence with my voice, or music, TV, an audiobook, a phonecall. Anything not to experience that deafening void into which I might fall, and the have to face what I was trying so very hard not to hear.

Now, I start all my circles by honouring silence as a welcome guest. And reassuring everyone that I am not worried about it. That it doesn't feel awkward to me. That it's a beautiful, generous thing that offers us all the space for reflection we so definitely need.

And mostly, this is true. I do trust the silence now. I trust that it shows up because it needs to be there. And yet. Silence can still be a bit of an edge for me. Even when I'm holding space. I can still fall into the trap of uncertainty. And so, I find myself always in that process of learning, of deepening into it in every single circle that I sit in.

This work is the work of a life. A journey always. As I learn to honour silence in circles, I learn to honour it in my own life too.

RISE & RENEW.... Two beautiful ways to sink into spring this week. 1) Sign up for my Slow Spring series - which started ...
18/03/2025

RISE & RENEW.... Two beautiful ways to sink into spring this week.

1) Sign up for my Slow Spring series - which started last week, and continues on Friday. Last week's missive included a seasonal Greeting Spring mediation, a seasonal playlist and some musings on the blood moon eclipse. It last for five more weeks, with the last missive arriving on Good Friday. (Last week's email will be shared with you upon booking)

2) Celebrate Spring Equinox in the woods with me on Friday morning. From 10am-12pm we'll gather in the most beautiful woodland, spending time wandering amongst the trees, meditating in a beautiful wooden roundhouse, warning ourselves around the fire, drinking hot tea, journalling, sharing our stories, feeling the sun on our skin and the fresh spring air in our lungs. Just a few spaces left - book at

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I absolutely love the evening spring light in my kitchen. The sun sets beyond the back door, and in early spring and lat...
15/03/2025

I absolutely love the evening spring light in my kitchen. The sun sets beyond the back door, and in early spring and late autumn there is a moment when the sun is so low in the sky that it pours in through the windows and fills the kitchen with comforting warmth. Sitting quietly before I start supper, candles lit, a glass of wine, peace. Grateful for time this morning to do beautifully ordinary things like tidy up and sort out the tool cupboard 🤦🏼‍♀️ and do the filing. The spring need to sort and tidy and clean and clear has shown up in a big way in the last couple of weeks and I'm leaning into it and taking the momentum gifted by this seasonal judge.

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